Eta Carinae B

GPTKB entity

Statements (17)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:star
gptkbp:component gptkb:Eta_Carinae
gptkbp:discoveredBy inferred by astronomers
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth ~7,500 light-years
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Eta Carinae B
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Carina_constellation
gptkbp:luminosity ~1,000,000 times Sun (estimated)
gptkbp:mass ~30-80 solar masses (estimated)
gptkbp:notableFor strong stellar wind
colliding wind binary
massive binary system
source of X-rays
gptkbp:orbitType ~5.54 years
gptkbp:primaryCompanion gptkb:Eta_Carinae_A
gptkbp:spectralType O-type star (likely)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Eta_Carinae
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6